ECB exacerbates covered bond squeeze, but spreads will widen
The European Central Bank has stepped up secondary covered bond purchases to compensate for slower primary activity and has exacerbated a technical squeeze. But with the central bank expected to announce a tapering of asset purchases after summer the squeeze could reverse, and spreads could end the year much wider.
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